In fact, the queen's first reaction after receiving the news - that is, the news that the eldest prince was imprisoned - couldn't believe it.

She has always known how partial the emperor is to this eldest prince, even if it is not for anything else, for his dead mother, and the identity of this eldest son, the emperor has always been very tolerant of the eldest prince.

Speaking of which, it's not that no living person can defeat the dead, and the dead die and die, if there is nothing else, I'm afraid it's just a short period of time, and it will soon be forgotten, but the eldest prince is in front of the emperor, this is every day to remind the emperor of the existence of the previous concubine.

Although the emperor doesn't miss the old love much, he is also good at doing things that move him.

Therefore, after so many years of tolerance for the eldest prince, the people in this palace can be said to be clearly seen by everyone.

And such an emperor, such a great prince, turned out - the emperor really put the eldest prince in prison? The queen really didn't believe it.

Or Mama Li said repeatedly, "That's true, it's true, Niangniang." ”

The queen believed it, and she almost cried with joy, "Sure enough, has Your Majesty finally seen his true face?" ”

Mama Li didn't dare to say this, but no matter what, this result was great news for their Kunning Palace.

After all, the queen has already decided that the person who poisoned him is the eldest prince.

She slowed down, and then said, "The second princess is fine." ”

Mama Li said, "Don't worry, Niangniang, there are many imperial doctors who have been sent back and forth, and they have all carefully checked again and again, and it is indeed determined that the second princess and the eldest grandson in the belly are all fine." Mama Li laughed, "It must be the mother and His Royal Highness the Second Prince who blessed the child in this belly, so that he will be so strong, and when he encounters such a thing, it will be okay at all." ”

The queen stroked her chest, "This time, if you want to say that the boss is fortunate that he is a coward, if he is bolder, he really has some kind of poison that pierces the intestines, then what can we do." ”

In fact, when it came to this, Mama Li also felt very strange, but before she could say anything, someone outside came in and said, "Niangniang, Uncle Guo is here." ”

Uncle Guo originally handed over the invitation excerpt yesterday, saying that he came in today, but he didn't think that he would come in the morning, and the queen hurriedly said, "I don't invite my brother in yet." ”

Uncle Guo was invited in, and the queen asked him to be exempt from courtesy, and said, "When my brother arrives here in the palace, why do you need such politeness, these etiquettes are just for outsiders to see." ”

The queen nodded to her chair, "Brother, sit down." "There are not many opportunities for brother and sister to meet on weekdays, when the old grandfather was there, everything in and out of the palace was run by the grandfather himself, and he never faked it to others.

Now that the prince is gone, the camp on the side of the queen and the second prince is naturally headed by the uncle of the country.

Uncle Guo sat down, "Niangniang, Weichen came here today because I have something to discuss with Niangniang." ”

There is only one Mama Li left in this palace, this is the queen's closest person, so she can naturally be trusted.

Uncle Guo spoke directly, "Today I want to discuss with Niangniang about the execution of the person in charge of the East Factory." ”

Cao Tingyu.

The queen didn't have a good face when she mentioned this person, she snorted coldly, "What does my brother do when you mention this person." She waved her sleeves impatiently, "This person has never dealt with this palace, but I am afraid that he can fight face to face, this palace knows that he went to his brother's house, and it is estimated that he is not less embarrassed by his brother, right?" ”

Uncle Guo didn't speak.

The queen continued, "Most of the people in Dongchang are like this, and they are all just lowly slaves, but they really seem to be a master, their hearts are higher than the sky, and they look up at people. Even in front of the palace, there is always little respect, as if in the whole world, only His Majesty is their master. ”

The queen shook her head and took another sip of tea, "Don't mention him, when it comes to him, I'm upset." ”

Uncle Guo said, "Niangniang's words are different from what Weichen thought." ”

The queen frowned at him, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Uncle Guo thought for a while, "When he came to Weichen's mansion, he didn't look for trouble as Niangniang thought, and even just brought someone around him, and he didn't ask anyone to serve him, but he just found a housekeeper to take the people around him to check, and he didn't check carefully, thinking about it, he didn't really want to find anything in Weichen's mansion." ”

The queen snorted coldly, "This matter, we have always sat upright, even if he carefully checked, he couldn't find anything, we didn't do it, we didn't do it, what is there to be afraid of." ”

Uncle Guo shook his head, "Although this matter was not done, but he came too suddenly, and the people in this Dongchang have their own search methods, and Weichen is only afraid that if we find anything else that we haven't paid attention to at that time, it will be difficult to explain." ”

The queen frowned, "Brother, why is this talking for him?" ”

"Wechen is not helping him speak, Wechen has heard, there is a gap between Niangniang and the people of Dongchang, Wechen is running like this today, in fact, I want to say a word to Niangniang, now Dongchang is powerful, it is the first celebrity in front of His Majesty, the reason why this big prince will go to prison today is completely because of the strong punishment of this Dongchang, just by visiting the second prince's mansion, it can be found so deeply, Cao Tingyue, how much ability he has, we are completely unable to see through it at present."

"So what?"

"Such a person is powerful and valued by His Majesty, if Niang Niang is clear, she should know that we should not be enemies with him, and even, if there is a chance to take him for our own use." Uncle Guo was meaningful, "Niangniang, this is the second-in-command of Dongchang, Your Majesty will ask him a question in many decisions, if he is on our side at the most critical time, then among them, we will be invincible." ”

The queen waved her sleeves, "Brother, don't say this, it's possible for everyone else, but it's absolutely impossible." ”

Uncle Guo leaned forward, "Why is this?" ”

"Brother, don't you know? The palace tied up that Cao Tingyu before, and almost used torture, although it was really useless in the end, but he was only afraid that he really had a grudge against the palace, and his brother was deliberately trying to win him over, but he was only afraid that his heart was higher than the sky, even I, the queen of the middle palace, I am afraid that only he could not look down on it. ”

Uncle Guo's body relaxed, and then leaned back on the chair, "Niangniang, but when Cao Ting came to Weichen's mansion more and more, he had a secret conversation with Weichen, which involved what Weichen said just now, and even, it was Cao Tingyue who proposed it himself." ”

The queen didn't believe it, "Brother, don't make such a joke." ”

Uncle Guo said, "What is Weichen doing with such a joke? To put it bluntly, this Cao Tingyue actually knows that although he may be the next governor of Dongchang, he is only the second-in-command at present, and this second-in-command is what His Majesty and Ji Jia mean. ”

The queen confirmed again, "So brother, you mean, he wants to work with us?" Want to go under the Hongu Gate? ”

Where is there such a good thing in this world, the second-in-command of the East Factory, who took the initiative to send it to the door?

The queen laughed, "Brother, don't be used by him, he is from Dongchang, I'm afraid that he is like a fox, and it is not easy to get any bargain in his hands." ”

Uncle Guo shook his head, "Naturally, it's not to ask him to surrender to us, even if he is a eunuch, but Niangniang also said, the hearts of the people in this Dongchang are higher than the sky, who will rush to be a slave for others?" To put it bluntly, he just wants to work with us. ”

"Cooperation?" The queen frowned, "What a way to cooperate." ”

"Now that the eldest prince is in prison, I'm afraid this is the best chance in the world......

"You mean ......"

"Yes, the position of the prince, this is really the best opportunity, if we can't grasp this opportunity this time and send our second prince to the position of the prince, I'm afraid that next time, there will be no such a good opportunity. Weichen believes that this Cao Tingyue also means this, so he may be able to mediate from it, you see, he searched my house casually, and you can already see his attitude. As long as he is willing to mediate in front of the emperor, why should we give him some benefits? ”

"Benefits?" The queen couldn't think of any good.

The people in this Dongchang, but all the people on the top of their heads, I'm afraid that the food and clothing on weekdays are not worse than her, what else can she give?

"Niangniang is confused, if our second prince really gets the position of the prince, and he will be the emperor in the future, then at that time, the ownership of Dongchang, as well as the right to manage all the eunuchs, isn't all Niangniang and our Royal Highness have the final say?"

The queen understood, "So that's ......" she laughed, "I didn't expect this Cao Tingyue to think about it for so long......"

"He is a person without roots, and he can live as long as he can in this life, so he can only plan for himself, and he can get as much as he wants."

"You're not afraid, he's actually calculating us, maybe the yang is against the yin?"

Uncle Guo laughed, "If it is a person from Jinyiwei, we naturally have to be wary of it like this, but the people of Dongchang, Niangniang don't have to be guarded." Up and down in this palace, is there anyone who hates eunuchs more than the second prince? ”

Uncle Guo clapped his hands, "Even if Cao Ting is calculating, it is absolutely impossible to be with the eldest prince." This time, it can be seen that the eldest prince fell into the Zongren Mansion, and all of this was facilitated by Cao Tingyu. ”

Seeing that the queen was still hesitating, Uncle Guo was not in a hurry, but said, "Niangniang can think about it slowly, after all, ...... Let's come to Japan for a long time. ”